Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,200, Isaac Doty, Mass. New York

SERVICE
Mass. New York
Doty, Isaac
NUMBER _____
NUMBER 8 23200
CONTENTS

4804
New York
Isaac Doty
of Granville in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain McKinstry of the Regt. commanded by Col. Patterson in the New York line for 2 Years
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th day of Janua- ry 1833 and sent to H. Parker North Granville N.Y.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 — $120 00 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Mar 33 40 00
$ 160 00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Ino. Cromwell
Recorded by John L. Lillie Clerk
Book D Vol. 3 Page 81

Isaac Doty Tinker
By order of War Department to John Packer North Hamble Wash. Co. N York
1839
admitted 2 years private
50¢

State of New York Washington County ss. On this twentyth day of September 1832 personally appeared before John M c Leod - one of the Judges of the County Courts of the County of Washington State of said Isaac Doty who is unable to attend the Court to make his Declaration and the said Isaac Doty a resident of the Town of Granville in the County of Washington and State of New York aged seventy three years on the thirty first day of May last past who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he enlisted in Captain John M c Kinstry's Company at Noblestown in Albany County and State of New York in Col. Patterson's Regiment of Massachusetts Troops and what Brigade he does not know in the latter part of May he believes in the year 1775 to serve from thence to the first day of January then next following being for the term of Seven Months. That at the time of his enlistment he lived in Spencertown adjoining Noblestown that he marched with the company to Boston through Barrington & Springfield in Massachusetts on the direct road to Boston that he lay with his Company & Regiment in the Fort between Prospect Hill & Locksbridge point during the summer of 1775 and in barracks near by until January 1776 that he served faithfully in the said Company until the said first of January when he was discharged but not if writing. That during this Campaign he knew his aforesaid Captain and his Lieutenant Thomas M c Kinstry His Lieutenant John Pease of the same Company & his Col. Patterson and well remembers Gen. Putnam coming down where he was stationed on guard there having been during the night a great quantity of Shells & Balls thrown by the British at the Breast work the night before that he was in no battle during this term of his service. And he further saith that in the latter part of January or first of February in the year 1776 he enlisted again at Noblestown in the same Company under the same officers as above stated and in the same Regiment under the same Col. Patterson from that time to the first day of January then next following that about the first of March the Company with it marched to Springfield in Massachusetts where they received news that the British had evacuated Boston when they were ordered to New London in Connecticut that they marched directly there where they joined their Regiment and took shipping and sailed to New York where they staid a few weeks from thence they were ordered to Canada & sailed in sloops to Albany from thence marched up the Hudson river thence to Fort Ann & Whitehall from thence in Boats to St Johns
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in Lower Canada and arrived there in the month of May from whence their Regiment Marched to Montreal and thence a part of the Regiment marched to relieve a post at the head of the St Lawrence but before they arrived the place was surrendered to the British and the forces sent were engaged with the British many killed and the remainder taken prisoners. among whom his Captain was wounded & taken and all that part of his company who went being he thinks twenty six. That he was not with those who went on this occasion. On the news arriving at the Army Genl. Arnold with a body of men went up the St Lawr- -ence to engage the British to take the prisoners. that the British seeing the strength sent a flag of truce and by arrangement the prisoners were released that they then returned to Montreal and to Charlebois where the troops inoculated for smallpox and retreated out of Canada to Crown Point and then to Mount Independence where they staid until late in the fall of the year and then the Regiment was ordered to the Southward marched to Albany where he was taken sick and left by his officers and remained sick until after the end of his term of enlistment. in this campaign he knew Genl. Arnold and Major Shelburne of Col. Pattersons Regiment he thinks that being left at Albany he received no discharge nor again join his regiment.
And he further saith that in the month of July 1777 he was called upon with the Militia and went with them to Fort Edward from Spencertown where he then lived, in Capt. Brants company numbers Lieutenant Parrys of said company being there more particularly than the Captain in which company he staid about one month when he returned home and in a few days he thinks early in August 1777 the Militia were called and he volunteered to go for three months he thinks, that he went on this occasion from Spencertown. he believes in Capt. Mc- Kinsty's Company of the Service his Lieutenant he does not remember but well recollects that Samuel Utley was ensign of said company the Regiment to which he was attached he does not remember nor what Brigade. that they marched for and arrived at Stillwater and was stationed near the heads on river easterly from Bernus heights until Burgoyne's retreat up the river towards Saratoga when he was sent on with the Rifle men on the left flank of Burgoyne's retreating army which was between them and the River and they followed the British he supposes until they halted in Saratoga when the British fired upon them not far from Saratoga Meeting house where there was considerable of an engagement with the cannon on both sides.
1 Mo.
Rev.

2. No
and the next he remembers was a cessation of arms for some time and afterward Burgoyne surrendered his army prisoners of war he remembers well being on Sentry when the British army all passed him after depositing their arms as agreed upon - that he does not remember at what time he was discharged but recollects that from his entering on this campaign to the time of his being Dismissed was about three months including the service of about one month in July as above stated. He speaks more that in this campaign he knew General Fellows there and a great many he saw but does not distinctly recollect names -
1 No
And he further saith that he was at the Fort at Schoharie where there were two companies of Levies stationed a few riflemen and Indians but under what officers he has wholly forgotten and cannot remember the year that he there  was there one month or more and was relieved by other Levies coming in when they was dismissed and all he recollects of the year is that this was in the summer season he believes before harvest. And he further saith that he was at another year
1 No
He believes the next year after being at Schoharie aforesaid at Cherry Valley in the summer season for the time of one month with the Levies so called but does not now remember the names of any the officers there was not over two companies, that he well recollects being out on a four days Scout west of Cherry Valley about thirty or forty miles they came across a house which they supposed to be owned and occupied by a Tory they found a large quantity of bread baked that they hung up the oven as long as they could do without killing him to gain information from him and did so several times but he preferred to be friendly & confessed nothing we took his bread & let him go at this time he served one month and afterwards was relieved by others And he further saith that at another time he was at the Fort at Schoharie when  the time the Town was burned that they defended the Fort successfully but could not prevent the burning the Town as the enemy were numerous with Indians and Tories who retreated on to the Mohawk River and the next day they went in pursuit of the enemy and coming to the Mohawk and near the Indian Flats he saw Governor Clinton with the Troops who had come from some other place that he followed about a days march

1 mo
Second German Flatts where they returned to German Flatts and he believes his term of service there expired and they were dismissed. He returned home that at this time he served one month. now the year of your birth is thought to be 1778 and in the fall of the year he does not remember the names of any of his officers on this occasion.
4 mo
And he further saith that at another time and he believes in the year 1781. he volunteered with the militia for the term of four months and he believes about the month of July of that year under Lieutenant John Spencer the captain did not appear, and was under Col Willett that he marched to German Flatts where they remained until Col Willett marched after the enemy who had been burning near Johnstown. that they came across the enemy about sunrise in the fall of the year and he remembers the day before it snowed & rained that the fight continued until in the afternoon and came to the Carcass Creek west of Johnstown & north of the German Flatts where the Fort. Butte was killed on crossing the creek with a number more, and being hindered in crossing the creek the enemy escaped that they took on that day a Tory Lieutenant and a number privates. they returned to the German Flatts where he continued in the service until about December thereafter when he was at the expiration of his four months dismissed. that in this service he knew Capt. Thomas Skinner of the four months service who was stationed in the fort. The fort was commanded by a French Major whose name he has forgotten and he further saith he does not know of any person living that has been unable to learn of any person who can testify to his services other than Nathan R. Crippen & Joseph Crippen whose affidavits are hereto annexed - 1 st that he never received a written discharge at any time and as to the questions required to be put by the Secretary of War he saith 1 st That he was born on the 31 st day of May 1759 in Sharon Pennsylvania 2 nd That he has a record of his age in his bible at home 3 rd That at each time of his entering the service he lived in Spencertown then County of Albany State of New York and lived there until after the war of the revolution that from there he removed to New Lebanon in 1783. lived there about two years from there removed to Hannacrois Washington County State of New York where he has ever since & still lives - 4 th That he was called into the service as above generally stated and never went as a substitute for any individual to his knowledge

As to the names of regular officers or militia he cannot state other than he has in the body of his Declaration above that he is very infirm that he has had considerable sickness lately and his memory has become impaired. In his short time of service at Schoharie & Henry valley he spent considerable time in scouting in guarding against Indians & Tories. That he never received a written discharge at any time. That he is known to the following persons in his neighborhood: Rev. Samuel C. Schoharie, Leonard Gibbs Esq. Samuel Standish Esq. Post Master and Abraham Reed and many others. He will recollect being out every year during seven years of the war. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State whatever and he further states that no clergyman besides in the neighborhood of said Schoharie can testify to his services as a soldier of the Revolution. Witness subscribed the day and year aforesaid by making his mark - before me
John Mapp
his mark Isaac Doty
State of New York Washington County ss. John C. Parker and Levi Doty both of the Town of Granville in the County of State aforesaid being duly sworn say that they are severally acquainted with Isaac Doty the above Deponent and have been so for more than twenty years and they believe him to be a soldier of the Revolution in the neighborhood where he resides and that we have known his having the reputation there for more than twenty years past and we do concur in that opinion. Sworn to this 12th day of Sept 1832 before me. John Mapp John C. Parker Levi Doty

And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion after the investigation of the Master and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states And the said Judge further certifies that there is no clergyman in the neighborhood where said applicant resided it being a remote part of the Town And that John C. Parker & Isaac Doty who have sworn to the above affidavit of age & character are residents of the Town of Franklin in the County of Gray as aforesaid and that their statement is entitled to credit as being credible persons & no clergyman residing in the applicant's neighborhood And the said Judge further certifies that the above applicant cannot from bodily infirmity attend the Court to make the Declaration above -
John Moss
I, Eliza S. Leigh Clerk of the County Courts in & for the County of Washington Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of John Moss one of the Judges of the said County Courts in the matter of the application of Isaac Doty for a pension.
And I further certify that the said John Moss is one of the Judges and was at the time of the date of the foregoing proceedings one of the Judges of the said Courts duly authorized to act as such And that Leonard Gibbs before whom the annexed affidavits of Joseph Crispin & Nathan R. Crispin purport to have been taken was a Commissioner duly appointed and empowered to administer oaths in said County and that John C. Parker before whom the affidavit of Mitchell Reed annexed purports to have been taken was at the time thereof a Justice of the Peace of said County authorized to administer oaths prescribed by law And their several signatures are their several proper hand writings of the said Judges Commissioners & Justices to me well known
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this nineteenth day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
J. S. Leigh C.R.

Washington County ss. Joseph Crispen of Granville County State of Massachusetts aged seventy nine years and upwards being duly sworn saith that his family and that of Isaac Doty in the annexed Declaration mentioned lived neighbors in Massachusetts on the line of New York and that he was during the Revolutionary War well acquainted with the said Isaac Doty during said War and remembers that the said Isaac Doty enlisted in the Army of the Revolution in May or June 1775 in Capt. M c Kinstry's Company for about seven months and that he went away with a Brother of this Deponent and he believes the said Isaac Doty served the term of seven months in the vicinity of Boston. and he well remembers that in January or February 1776 the said Isaac Doty with several other of his neighbors enlisted in Capt. M c Kinstry's Company and that these Troops were marched to Canada and continued in the Army until the first of January, as he believes and this Deponent was at the taking of Burgoyne and well remembers that the said Isaac Doty was there also and believes in Capt. M c Kinstry's Company and has no doubt from information at the time that the said Isaac Doty served in this Campaign for the term of three months and this Deponent being acquainted with the said Isaac Doty during the Revolutionary War remembers the said Isaac Doty was out in the Militia in said War a portion of the time in almost every year during the said War some times for a month and others for more but cannot specify the particular services or terms of service they were so frequent this Deponent cannot further particularise
Sworn this 9 th day of July 1832 before me
Joseph Crispen
I Gibbs Com r to take aff s & and I certify that the above named Joseph Crispen is a credible person and his affidavit is entitled credit.
I Gibbs Com r for taking aff s &c
Nathan R. Crispen of Granville in the County of Washington State of New York aged sixty six years upwards being duly sworn saith that this Deponent was a neighbor to Isaac Doty in the annexed Declaration mentioned at the time of the Revolutionary War and well remembers that the said Isaac Doty enlisted in May or June 1775 and in January or February 1776 as stated in the Declaration of the said Isaac Doty and that he was absent at the several Terms therein stated and this Deponent has no doubt that the said Isaac Doty served the Terms therein stated and this Deponent further saith that afterwards the said Isaac Doty was in the service some portion of the year in almost every year

during the Revolutionary war and he well remembers the said Isaac Doty was at Cherry Valley and also at the garrison flats from his knowledge of his starting away with the troops and hearing from other persons at the time of his being in the army and he has no doubt that the said Isaac Doty served the several terms in the manner as he has stated in his annexed Declaration known this 9th day of July 1832 before me
Nathan R Crippen
I, 1832, Copy to the Hon. J. S. D. Crippen, a copy of the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original now on file in my office. Kitchel Reed of Hannacrois in the County of Washington State of New York aged seventy eight years being duly sworn according to Law saith that he was a soldier in a campaign up the Mohawk River in the year 1778 after the burning of Schoharie in the State of New York he saw Isaac Doty named in the annexed Declaration who was serving as a soldier at Fort Herkimer and he further saith he now lives a neighbor to him that for many years he is in his neighborhood reputed to have been a soldier of the Revolution and is reported to have served in different campaigns during the war with the militia and otherwise almost every year during the Revolutionary war, that the said Isaac Doty is a man of gentle society and this Deponent has no doubt he served as he has stated above and he believes him to be seventy three years of age from his knowledge of him and having seen a Record of his age in his family bible some years ago -
Subscribed this 28th day of August 1832 before me
Kitchel Reed
Isaac Doty
I, Parker Penn, and I certify that the above named Kitchel Reed is a credible person well known to me for thirty years last past as a credible person
State of New York Washington County ss Samuel Standish my last Master for North Franklin in said County being duly sworn Depose and saith that he is well acquainted with Joseph Crippen Nathan R. Crippen Kitchel Reed and Levi
Parker Penn

Both Deponents to the above several affidavits and have been acquainted with each of them for the space of twenty years last past and do hereby testify that each of the above named Deponents are credible persons and men whose characters for truth are unimpeachable as to any thing he has ever known or heard
Subscribed & sworn to this 20th day of December 1832 before me
Samuel Standish Jr.
I Parker Stearns and I certify that the said Samuel Standish Jr. the Deponent above named is a credible person and whose character for truth is never known or heard of being impeached or unimpeachable
J. Parker Stearns

1 st Brief No 7839
Seance Notes
14 12 Dec 72
Waltz Rolls
144.
J. C. Parker. North Franklin Agents NY

No 7832  BRIEF in the case of Isaac Dote of Schenckville County of Washington in the State of New York (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  Before a Judge. —  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  Yes. —  3. How old is he?  73 Years. —  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     May In 1775. 7 As a Gen. Col Patterson   Aug 1776. 10 Capt John McHenry   Aug 1777. about 1 2 Volunteer Col D. D.   1 Capt Barry   1 Capt McHenry   July 1781. 4 Col Willitt  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? _____  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?  Schenectady County of Albany. New York  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  Three living witnesses. —  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?  They appear to be in due form 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
James D.
Examining Clerk.

aw Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
aw December 30, 1936.
Mrs. C. W. Wells, Box 332, Glenn's Ferry, Idaho.
Madam:
I have to advise you, that from the papers in the pension claim, S. 23200, it appears that Isaac Doty was born May 31, 1759, at Sharon, Connecticut.
While living at Spencertown, Albany County, New York, he enlisted in May 1775 and served until January 1, 1777, as a private, in Captain John McKinstry's Company, Colonel Patterson's Massachusetts Regiment.
In July 1777, he served one month, in Captain Barret's Company and from August 1777, he served four months in Captain McKinstry's Company of New York Militia, and was at the battle of Saratoga.
From July 1781, he served four months, under Lieutenant John Spencer in Colonel Willett's New York Regiment and was at the battle of Johnstown.
He was also in service three months at Schoharie and Cherry Valley, officers and dates not given.
He was allowed pension on his application executed

September 12, 1832, while living in Granville, Washington County, New York.
There is no data on file as to family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner.

Glenn's Ferry, Ida. Oct. 25, 1926.
Bureau of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:-
Can you give me statement or proof that Isaac Doty, who enlisted in Revolutionary War, May 1775 under Capt. John M c Kinstry. applied for pension July, 1832? Please give me copy if it is available.
Respectfully Box 332. Mrs. C. W. Wells Glenn's Ferry, Ida.

Revolution
23200. INVALID.
File No. 23200
Isaac Doty
His Rev War
Act: June 7 th 39
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 110
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1926 Dec. 30. Heat. to Mrs. C. W. Wells and

I, J. S. Leigh Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Washington State of Vermont do hereby certify that the papers hereto attached containing the Declaration of Isaac Doty the joint affidavit of John C. Parker & Levi Doty the opinion of the judge my original certificate and seal the affidavits of Joseph Crispin and Nathan R. Crispin and Kitchel Reed are the original papers in the case of Isaac Doty and the recent affidavit of Samuel Standish has since been added and I further certify that Leonard Gibbs before whom the affidavits of Joseph Crispin & Nathan R. Crispin purport to have been taken was at the times thereof a Commissioner duly authorized to take affidavits in said County to read in any Court of Record in this State. His signature L. Gibbs is his proper hand writing well known to me And that John C. Parker before whom the affidavits of Kitchel Reed & Samuel Standish purport to have been taken was at the several times thereof a Justice of the Peace in said County duly authorized to administer oaths therein and that his name to the several thereof of J. C. Parker is the proper hand writing of the said Justice well known to me. and also to the certificates of credibility of said witnesses is in like manner his hand writing. and the certificate of credibility of L. Gibbs to the affidavits of Joseph Crispin & Nathan R. Crispin is his hand writing to me well known
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office at the head of this my certificate upon the narrow Ribbon binding the papers together this 21 st day of December 1832 J. S. Leigh Clerk

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Doty, Isaac GRADE Private LINE New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBER 8234 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED August 11, 1795 to — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.